Dr. Ian
Graham is Senior Scientist in the Methods and Implementation Research Program
of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and Distinguished University
Professor in the School of Epidemiology & Public Health at the University
of Ottawa. From 2006-2012 he was on an interchange with the Canadian Institutes
of Health Research where he held the position of Vice-President of the
Knowledge Translation and Public Outreach. He is a health sociologist by
training with extensive experience as a health services researcher and
implementation scientist. His
research focuses on knowledge mobilization (the process of research use) and
conducting applied and fundamental research on strategies to increase
implementation of evidence-informed practice (implementation science). He has
published over 400 peer reviewed articles and developed multiple frameworks and
models such as the Ottawa Model of Research Use, ADAPTE, Knowledge to Action
Cycle and the Implementation Roadmap. He is co-editor of Knowledge Translation
in Health Care (2013, 2nd edition); Evaluating the Impact of Implementing
Evidence-based Practice (2010); CAN-IMPLEMENT©: Planning for
Best-Practice Implementation (2014); and Turning Knowledge into Action:
Practical Guidance on How to Do Integrated Knowledge Translation Research
(2104); Research Coproduction in Healthcare (2022) and co-author of Knowledge
Translation in Nursing and Healthcare. A Roadmap to Evidence-informed Practice
(2021). Dr. Graham was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Diamond Jubilee
Medal (2002) for contributions to research into the experiences of adults and children with celiac
disease (the Canadian Celiac Association), the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) for his leadership
contributions to CIHR and for changing the way research knowledge is used and
demonstrating to funding agencies around the world how to move knowledge into
action (CIHR), and the King Charles III Coronation Medal (2025) for
contributions to research (Universities Canada). He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, New York
Academy of Medicine and Royal Society of Canada.
Sibley KM, Crockett LK, Gainforth HL, Graham
ID, Hoekstra F, Healey JS, Khan M, Kreindler S, Loftsgard KC, McBride CB,
Mrklas KJ, Touchette AJ. Partnered health research
in Canada: a cross-sectional survey of perceptions among researchers and
knowledge users involved in funded projects between 2011 and 2019. Health Res Policy
Syst. 2025 Mar 3;23(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s12961-025-01299-8.PMID: 40033392
*Reszel J, Daub O, Dunn SI, Cassidy CE, Hafizi K,
Lightfoot M, Pervez D, Quosdorf A, Wood A, Graham ID. Implementation processes
and capacity-building needs in Ontario maternal-newborn care hospital settings:
a cross-sectional survey. BMC Nurs. 2025 Jan 6;24(1):10. doi:
10.1186/s12912-024-02643-z.PMID: 39762813 (Sr-A)
Rycroft-Malone J, Graham ID, Kothari
A, McCutcheon C. Research
Coproduction: An Underused Pathway to Impact. Int J Health Policy Manag.
2024;13:8461. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2024.8461. Epub 2024 May
21.PMID: 39099499 (Co-Sr-A)
Kothari
A, Graham ID, *Dougherty M, de Carvalho Corôa R, Mochcovitch DGV,
Cassidy C, Etherington A, Ingabire MG, Gittings L, Gogovor A, Légaré F, Nassar
EL, Tinuoye O, Volmink HC, McLean RKD. Advancing
scaling science in health and social care: a scoping review and appraisal of
scaling frameworks. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Nov 27;24(1):1488. doi:
10.1186/s12913-024-11918-9.PMID: 39604969 (Sr-A)
Petkovic J, Riddle A, Lytvyn L, Khabsa J, Akl
EA, Welch V, Magwood O, Atwere P, Graham ID, Grant S, John D,
Katikireddi SV, Langlois EV, Mustafa RA, Todhunter-Brown A, Schünemann H, Stein
AT, Concannon TW, Tugwell P. Guidance for engagement in
health guideline development: A scoping review. Campbell Syst Rev.
2024 Nov 25;20(4):e70006. doi: 10.1002/cl2.70006. eCollection 2024
Dec.PMID: 39588485
*Graham ND, Graham ID,
Vanderspank-Wright B, Nadalin-Penno L, Fergusson DA, Squires JE. Planning
for implementation success: insights from conducting an implementation needs
assessment.
JBI Evid Implement. 2024 Aug 27. doi: 10.1097/XEB.0000000000000458. Online
ahead of print. PMID: 39189751 (Sr-A). JBI Evidence Implementation
(lww.com)
*Yadav K, Ohle R, Yan JW,
Eagles D, Perry JJ, Zvonar R, Keller M, Nott C, Corrales-Medina V, Shoots L,
Tran E, Suh KN, Lam PW, Fagan L, Song N, Dobson E, Hawken D, Taljaard M, Sikora
L, Brehaut J, Stiell IG, Graham ID; Network of Canadian Emergency
Researchers. Canadian Emergency Department
Best Practices Checklist for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Part 1:
Cellulitis.
CJEM. 2024 Sep;26(9):593-599. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00754-9. Epub 2024 Aug
5.PMID: 39102151 Review. No abstract available. (SR-A)
*Yadav K, Ohle R, Yan JW,
Eagles D, Perry JJ, Zvonar R, Keller M, Nott C, Corrales-Medina V, Shoots L,
Tran E, Suh KN, Lam PW, Fagan L, Song N, Dobson E, Hawken D, Taljaard M, Sikora
L, Brehaut J, Stiell IG, Graham ID; Network of Canadian Emergency
Researchers. Canadian Emergency Department
Best Practices Checklist for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Part 3:
Necrotizing Fasciitis.
CJEM. 2024 Sep;26(9):607-611. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00737-w. Epub 2024 Jul
12.PMID: 38995608 Review. No abstract available. (Sr-A)
*Yadav K, Ohle R, Yan JW,
Eagles D, Perry JJ, Zvonar R, Keller M, Nott C, Corrales-Medina V, Shoots L,
Tran E, Suh KN, Lam PW, Fagan L, Song N, Dobson E, Hawken D, Taljaard M, Sikora
L, Brehaut J, Stiell IG, Graham ID; Network of Canadian Emergency
Researchers. Canadian emergency department
best practices checklist for skin and soft tissue infections part 2: skin
abscess. CJEM. 2024
Sep;26(9):600-606. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00739-8. Epub 2024 Jul
12.PMID: 38995607 Review. No abstract available. (Sr-A)
Jull J, Smith M, Carley M,
Stacey D, Graham ID; Cochrane Decision Coaching Review Team. Co-production
of a systematic review on decision coaching: a mixed methods case study within
a review.
Syst Rev. 2024 Jun 3;13(1):149. doi:
10.1186/s13643-024-02563-8.PMID: 38831444
